Do I Need Planning Permission to Sleep in a Summerhouse?

2 February 2023 - Joanna Hazelton
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This does depend… Are you planning on using your summerhouse as a bolt hole to sleep in occasionally? Where friends and family can crash out after an evening of overindulgence? A space for your teenagers’ not-so-quiet friends to sleep over – a welcome distance from the house? Or, most importantly, somewhere to banish your snoring […]

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Can I Install a Toilet in my Log Cabin or Summerhouse?

25 May 2022 - Joanna Hazelton
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How great to have somewhere to use now and again for occasional sleepovers – a bolt hole for some welcome peace and quiet from your snoring other half or for friends to crash out in after a boozy evening. But what if you want to go the whole hog and turn your outdoor living space into a more permanent set up as a guest bedroom or self-contained accommodation? Obviously an important consideration if you are thinking about doing this is installing a toilet.

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How to Turn a Log Cabin into a Bedroom

5 February 2022 - Joanna Hazelton
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Longing for peace and quiet from your snoring other half? Fed up with noisy teens who haven’t grasped the idea of going to bed before 4 in the morning? Not enough bedrooms for friends and family to crash out in after a boozy evening? Two words spring to mind. Log cabin.

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